The National PanHellenic Council

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The National Pan-Hellenic Council

• Alvin Bibbs
• NPHC President
• Aliya Beavers
• Advisor for NPHC
• March 2, 2008

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NPHC Mission

• Unanimity of thought and action as far as
  possible in the conduct of Greek Letter
  Collegiate Fraternities and Sororities, and to
  consider problems of mutual interest to its
  member organizations

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About The NPHC

• Founded as an official organization on the campus
  of Howard University on May 10, 1930
• Became National Pan-Hellenic Council,
  Incorporated in 1937
• Charter Organizations of the council
• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
• Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
• Organizations added
• 1931- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
• 1931- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
• 1937- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
• 1997- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity

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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

• Founded on the campus of Cornell University in
  1906
• Colors Black and Gold
• Nickname Alphas
• Prominent Members Martin Luther King Jr.,
  Thurgood Marshall, Jesse Owens

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

• Founded on the campus of Howard University in
  1908
• Colors Pink and Green
• Nickname AKAs
• Prominent Members Toni Morrison, Dr. Maya
  Angelou, Dr. Mae C. Jemison

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

• Founded on the campus of Indiana University in
  1911
• Colors Crimson and Cream
• Nickname Kappas
• Prominent Members Cedric the Entertainer, Penny
  Hardaway, Johnnie Cochran

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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

• Founded on the campus of Howard University in
  1911
• Colors Purple and Gold
• Nickname Ques
• Prominent Members Steve Harvey, Bill Cosby,
  Michael Jordan

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

• Founded on the campus of Howard University in
  1913
• Colors Crimson and Cream
• Nickname Deltas
• Prominent Members Debbie Allen, Aretha Franklin

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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

• Founded on the campus of Howard University in
  1914
• Colors Blue and White
• Nickname Sigmas
• Prominent Members Jerry Rice, Huey Newton, Blair
  Underwood

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

• Founded on the campus of Howard University in
  1920
• Colors Blue and White
• Nickname Zetas
• Prominent Members Comedienne Sheryl Underwood,
  Esther Rolle, Zora Neale Hurston, Jasmine Guy

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Sigma Gamma Rho

• Founded on the campus of Butler University in
  1922
• Colors Blue and Gold
• Nickname SG Rhos
• Prominent Members Anna Maria Horsford, Persia
  White, Anne Marie Johnson

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Iota Phi Theta Fraternity

• Founded on the campus of Morgan State University
  in 1963
• Colors Brown and Gold
• Nicknames Iotas
• Prominent member T.C. Carson

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Other interesting facts

• The Zetas and the Sigmas are constitutionally
  bound to each other they are the only two
  organizations really related to each other.
• Because the Alphas and the AKAs are the first
  black Greek-letter organizations to be founded in
  America, they are commonly referred to as the
  Phirst Phamily.

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